Newsletter for week ending 4th May 2012

Cycle Safety Training
The following pupils have secured a place on the cycle safety training course which begins on 23rd May: Florence Amery, Ella-Mae White, Ewan Madry, Maisie Matthews, Matt Green, Megan Barber and Rhiannon Amery. This leaves three places remaining.

Jubilee Celebrations on Friday 1st June
We are looking forward to celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at school with a big party!
Little Bears will be joining us for the celebration which will take place during the afternoon of Friday 1st June. The school will be “off timetable” all day as we will all be busy preparing for the party – making the sandwiches, decorating the cakes, making the bunting, sticking the paper chains together, blowing the balloons up etc. Mrs Hopkins is organising the event, ably assisted by Mrs Wilkin, Mrs Leiper, Mrs Hargrave and Mrs Shortman in conjunction with the staff and committee of Little Bears.

All children (and staff!) will be expected to wear red, white and blue clothing for the whole day so please start thinking about what you could wear!
There will be 5 prizes for the best hats - a winner will be chosen from each class in school and also from Little Bears.

If the weather is good we will have the party outside with tables set up on the netball court for a “street-style” party with bunting, balloons, etc. We have already purchased Union Jack (red, white and blue) paper plates, cups, tablecloths etc. If the weather is wet, we shall have to be indoors.

Mrs Wilkin will be in charge of organising some traditional games. We have lots and lots of prizes – Jubilee notebooks, pencil sets, balls, key rings, fridge magnets, etc. We shall then have afternoon tea which will include sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes and scones with jam and cream.

We would welcome help from a few parents to make plain fairy/cup cakes which will be decorated in school during the morning by the children. Please let Mrs Hopkins know if you are willing to make any cakes for us and she will give you the Jubilee cake cases to bake them in! Thank you.

Stadhampton Village Jubilee Celebrations
We have been asked to let people know that there are still tickets available for the celebrations on the village green on Sunday 3rd June.
Tickets are for food only (meat roast, salads, vegetarian, party nibbles) and can be purchased from Suzanne White - suzanne.white11@btinternet.com or 890 880.
(Adults £7.50/Children 12-18 £2.50/Children 0-11 FREE). Tea/coffee available, please bring your own drinks otherwise.
The day will start off with a church service at 11am followed by lunch then an exhibition of Coronation and Jubilee memorabilia as well as cream teas and cakes later in the day.
All are welcome to what promises to be a fun-filled celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The School Health Nurse Service
We have recently received a letter from Diane Smith, the School Health Nurse linked to Stadhampton School, asking us to remind everyone that the School Health Nurse is accessible to parents and carers too. The School Health Nurse Service can offer support on a wide variety of health issues, including smoking cessation, healthy eating and risky behaviours. This is provided in a variety of ways, such as one to one support, group work and by linking with PSHCE programmes in school. You can contact Diane Smith on 01491 208600.

PTA News
Clothes Recycling
Last chance for a clear out over the weekend of all those unwanted old clothes, shoes, belts, bedding (no pillows or duvets), towels and cuddly toys.

To avoid congestion on Wednesday morning, please bring all bags in after school on Tuesday 8th May. Please only bring them in on Wednesday morning if you are walking in.

Puzzle Trail
I know we've not exactly had the weather for going for a walk around the village recently, but in anticipation of sunshine, get your puzzle trail sheets now, so that if we do have a dry day you can get out there straight away and solve those clues!

Family Fun Day - Sat 19th May
If you have any chocolates/sweets you can donate for the tombola, they can be brought in now and put in the red PTA box in the school hall.

Don't forget to keep saving clean, safe, junk to bring in the week before the Fun Day. For those of you who have received lovely plants this week, when you've potted them on, could we have any spare pots for the Fun Day as well. Thank you.

End of Year Disco
Thanks to everyone who has returned the questionnaires about the possibility of holding an end of term disco. If anyone still wants to get their opinions in please return your questionnaire to school as soon as possible.

Little Bears News
We are looking at thunder, lightening and rain. We will be watching a DVD of lightening and making our own lightening pictures. We are also going to make a rain catcher and some rain sounding musical instruments.


DIARY DATES:
Monday 7th May Bank Holiday – school closed
Tuesday 8th May Clothes Recycling bags accepted today (preferably in the afternoon if possible)
Wednesday 9th May Clothes Recycling Collection at 9am
Class 2 visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor – 9am departure. Please arrive at school promptly.
Friday 11th May Class 3 visit to The Earth Trust, Little Wittenham
Monday 14th May-22nd May SATs for KS1 & KS2 pupils
Wednesday 16th May Year 5 visit to ICC for Science lesson
Saturday 19th May PTA Family Fun Day – 1.30pm start
Friday 1st June Jubilee celebrations at school
Olympic Tickets Draw at 3.20pm
School finishes at 3.15pm
Monday 11th June Return to school for the start of Term 6

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